firstly you have a Cal def, common in organic growth, second, for pruning, is allowed but more studied than FT because you can't decide when start flowering. you can do one, two times in precise moment of growth, like preflowering (defoliation) or the initial fase of growth like this moment ... don't do both together (prune and defoliation) don't remove more than 10% of leaf covering every time you apply. for defoliate i'm using on auto only if leaf cover bud sites or there isn't enough airflow inside ladies